SAMPLE LEGAL ASSISTANT RESUME

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LEGAL ASSISTANT : EXAMPLE TEMPLATE

Troy Sanchez
456, West Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89007

Objective:

To be able to obtain a challenging position as Legal Assistant to incorporate all aspects of law.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Over 6 years of legal experience.
• Ability to work independently in all aspects of litigation.
• Outstanding communication and computer skills.
• High sense of commitment and competence.
• Effectively able to multi-task several complex assignments
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills.
• Effectively organize work and resolve concerns.

Professional Experience:

Legal Assistant, Matthews and Taylor, New York 2008 - Present

• Assist in preparation of trials.
• Conduct legal research.
• Index crucial information.
• Gather information in preparation for lawsuits.
• Maintain complex records and files.
• Perform office procedures for the day to day running of a legal department.

Legal Assistant, Stanley and Brothers, Denver, 2006 to 2008

• Prepare and interpret legal documents.
• Prepare pleadings and other legal documents.
• Type memos and documents.
• Research factual and legal issues for the Attorneys.
• Prepare preliminary drafts for criminal and civil appellate briefs.
• Maintain complex dockets and files.
• Prepare documents and organize the relevant materials.
• Schedule appointments and court appearances.
• Prepared several presentations using legally inclined software.

Legal Secretary, Cambers Press, Colorado from 2002 to 2006

• Prepared and maintained legal documents and all correspondence.
• Extensively dealt with clients and provided excellent customer relations.
• Maintained time records for billing purposes.
• Maintained files and dealt with general correspondence.
• Created and maintained a litigation database and filing system.
• Assisted in taking and compiling minutes for all the meetings of the legal department.

Education:

BA in Law, Law University of Colorado 2001

Certification course in Criminal law from Law University of Texas in 2002

Computer Skills:

Windows, PowerPoint and Excel

Interests:

Reading and skating

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